The HSBC/UM Macau Business Case Competition 2025 is jointly organized by UM-FBA, FBA-CTIRS and sponsored by HSBC Macau. The goal of the competition is to enhance and encourage student’s understanding and learning of the business knowledge through real business case analysis, result in cultivation and promotion of business knowledge of the university students, as well as to demonstrate cross universities engagement and exposure to the business industry. This business case competition is open to all university or higher education institution students in Macau.

This competition is a regional competition. In Macau local competition, the winning champion team will be participating to the “HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition 2025” held in Hong Kong from 2-6 June 2025. To equip and prepare students with the competition in Hong Kong, the Rules and Regulations of Macau local competition will basically follow the one in Hong Kong, with minimal necessary changes. More information of the regional and Hong Kong local competition can be found here: https://competition.acrc.hku.hk/LocalCompetitions/Overview

The Business Case Competition enhances the traditional strengths of the case method of teaching by moving the business case from the classroom into a competition format. In this local competition, students from Macau are judged by senior executives from HSBC. Accordingly, the key objectives of the Competition are to:

  • Enhance students’ business skills and global perspectives
  • Nurture future business leaders
  • Broaden students’ career prospects and enhance their employability
  • Bridge the gap between academia and the global business community
  • Promote diversity and inclusion
  • Enhance international connectivity

The organizers strongly believe that society benefits greatly from the Competition, as it provides some of the brightest minds of tomorrow with the skills to make valuable contributions to the global economy.

Event name HSBC/UM Macau Business Case Competition 2025
Organizers
  • The Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Macau (FBA)
  • The Centre for Tourism and Integrated Resort Studies (CTIRS) at the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Macau
Sponsor
  • The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Macau Branch (HSBC)
Theme of the competition
  • Business Case Competition
Participating qualifications
  • All participants must be full-time undergraduate students enrolled at the participating university or higher education institutions (undergraduate programme) in the competition year
  • All participants should have graduated from secondary school no longer than eight years ago
  • Students who have participated in previous editions of the competition are not eligible to compete again
  • Each team should consist of four students and a faculty advisor as coach
Awards and prizes

 

 There are 6 prizes: the Champion, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up, and Merit Award for 3rd runner-up, 4th runner-up and 5th runner-up:

  • The champion team will win MOP10,000 prize money#, trophies, and certificates;
  • The 1st runner-up team will win MOP8,000 prize money#, trophies, and certificates;
  • The 2nd runner-up team will win MOP6,000 prize money#, trophies, and certificates;
  • Merit Award 3rd runner-up team will win MOP1,500 prize money#, and certificates;
  • Merit Award 4th runner-up team will win MOP1,500 prize money#, and certificates;
  • Merit Award 5th runner-up team will win MOP1,500 prize money#, and certificates.

The champion team will join the HSBC/HKU ASP Business Case Competition 2025 in Hong Kong in June##, which the competition will take place over three qualifying rounds and the Final round

#Cash prizes are sponsored and provided by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Macau Branch
## All the undergraduate students and the faculty advisor of the champion team are required to participate in the competition in Hong Kong on 2-6 June, 2025

  • An extra allowance of MOP 5,000.00 will be provided by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Macau Branch to champion team as the support to their participation in the ASP competition in Hong Kong
Online registration https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2bHuSYYOvEkXEMe

# The competition application is on a First-Come, First-Served basis which only the first team consisting of four full time undergraduate students and a coach from same higher education institution in Macao will be accepted. Lucky draw will be taken place by the HSBC if there is any quota remaining for the competition after the application deadline. The organizers retain the right for the selection of the shortlisted teams to join the competition. We will contact your team or team leader between 12-14 Mar via registered email address.
Deadline for registration 12 March 2025
Competition rules and regulation Click here
Inquiry Ms. Ng, E-mail: corneliang@um.edu.mo, Tel.: 8822 9091
Mr. Tang, E-mail: jasontang@um.edu.mo, Tel.: 853-8822 8871